GuidelinesandProceduresforEnteringandCleaningPetroleumStorageTanksANSI/APIRECOMMENDEDPRACTICE2016FIRSTEDITION,AUGUST2001COPYRIGHTAmericanPetroleumInstituteLicensedbyInformationHandlingServicesCOPYRIGHTAmericanPetroleumInstituteLicensedbyInformationHandlingServicesCOPYRIGHTAmericanPetroleumInstituteLicensedbyInformationHandlingServicesCOPYRIGHTAmericanPetroleumInstituteLicensedbyInformationHandlingServicesGuidelinesandProceduresforEnteringandCleaningPetroleumStorageTanksANSI/APIRECOMMENDEDPRACTICE2016FIRSTEDITION,AUGUST2001COPYRIGHTAmericanPetroleumInstituteLicensedbyInformationHandlingServicesCOPYRIGHTAmericanPetroleumInstituteLicensedbyInformationHandlingServicesSPECIALNOTESAPIpublicationsnecessarilyaddressproblemsofageneralnature.Withrespecttopartic-ularcircumstances,local,state,andfederallawsandregulationsshouldbereviewed.APIisnotundertakingtomeetthedutiesofemployers,manufacturers,orsupplierstowarnandproperlytrainandequiptheiremployees,andothersexposed,concerninghealthandsafetyrisksandprecautions,norundertakingtheirobligationsunderlocal,state,orfed-erallaws.Informationconcerningsafetyandhealthrisksandproperprecautionswithrespecttopar-ticularmaterialsandconditionsshouldbeobtainedfromtheemployer,themanufacturerorsupplierofthatmaterial,orthematerialsafetydatasheet.NothingcontainedinanyAPIpublicationistobeconstruedasgrantinganyright,byimplicationorotherwise,forthemanufacture,sale,oruseofanymethod,apparatus,orprod-uctcoveredbyletterspatent.Neithershouldanythingcontainedinthepublicationbecon-struedasinsuringanyoneagainstliabilityforinfringementofletterspatent.Generally,APIstandardsarereviewedandrevised,reaffirmed,orwithdrawnatleasteveryfiveyears.Sometimesaone-timeextensionofuptotwoyearswillbeaddedtothisreviewcycle.ThispublicationwillnolongerbeineffectfiveyearsafteritspublicationdateasanoperativeAPIstandardor,whereanextensionhasbeengranted,uponrepublication.StatusofthepublicationcanbeascertainedfromtheAPIStandardsDepartment[telephone(202)682-8000].AcatalogofAPIpublic...
